Docklands hotel to have 15th floor infinity-edge pool open to public

The Docklands luxury hotel and apartment development will feature a public-access rooftop pool with an infinity-edge, bar and restaurant on its 15th floor.

MELBOURNE’S once-struggling Docklands is being compared to Sydney’s Darling Harbour as plans for a luxury hotel at the waterfront precinct have firmed.

Topped by an infinity-edge pool and bar that will be open to the public in the style of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, the five-star, 200-room hotel will be the first built by Mariott in Australia in 20 years.

The petal-shaped towers, designed by Melbourne firm DKO Architecture will be located a few hundred metres from the Docklands primary school.

Residences within the towers will be larger than average, with one-bedroom apartments starting from 68sq m. The development’s largest apartment will span 212sq m.

Castran Gilbert director Mark Forytarz will be handling sales of the apartments and said it would be home to Melbourne’s first public access rooftop pool bar.

The Docklands luxury hotel and apartment development will feature a public-access rooftop pool with an infinity-edge, bar and restaurant on its 15th floor. It will be developed by Capital Alliance with Marriott to operate the hotel.

“There’s no where else in Melbourne where you can do that, not for the public,” Mr Forytarz said.

“It’s going to be as iconic as the Melbourne Star.”

The project also marked a change for Docklands, which had over the past four years become a focal point for businesses as well as interstate and international tourists, he added.

“I have had an incredible response from Sydney,” Mr Forytarz said.

“They see this as our Darling Harbour — at a fraction of the price.”

Work will start midway through this year and is expected to be completed by 2020.

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